Might want to stash a few bottles next to the cases of Four Lokos in the basement.

What's next, shutting down pizza joints near campus to prevent the fat freshman epidemic?

Quote :

"CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina's liquor stores will stop selling 95 percent pure grain alcohol out of concern the product can be abused by students with dangerous results. The state Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission told local ABC boards in a memo it's ending the distribution of the pure grain alcohol to more than 400 stores statewide starting Wednesday. A state ABC spokeswoman said Tuesday the decision means four products of 190-proof alcohol won't be kept at the state-run warehouse anymore. WCNC-TV in Charlotte first reported the change after the Mecklenburg County ABC Board found much of the pure grain alcohol was being sold at stores close to college campuses. Mecklenburg board chief executive Paul Stroup calls the product dangerous, with no redeeming social value. "The ABC Commission has long been concerned that young adults drinking nearly pure alcohol are especially vulnerable to alcohol poisoning," Jon Williams, chairman of the state commission, said in a statement. "The state is pleased to have the cooperation of the distillers in removing these products from our market and wants to also recognize the leadership efforts of Mecklenburg County ABC in restricting access at the retail sales level of 190-proof alcohol." The highest proof liquors that will be sold at ABC stores will be 151-proof Everclear, officials said"

http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/8701361/

11/30/2010 2:43:04 PM

too slow!

[Edited on November 30, 2010 at 2:43 PM. Reason : much better title, though]

11/30/2010 2:43:38 PM

[old] by 3 minutes

11/30/2010 2:45:11 PM

fuuuuuuuu

11/30/2010 2:45:31 PM

11/30/2010 2:50:19 PM

WHAT???? jesus christ they have sold this shit forever.

11/30/2010 2:53:07 PM

If they were actually concerned they would have just pulled it and then worried about a press release. Announcing that they're pulling it tomorrow is just a way to sell off some of their inventory to cut their losses and get credit for protecting people from themselves.

11/30/2010 2:55:36 PM

Goodnight, sweet prince.

11/30/2010 3:03:30 PM

^^THey're NOT pulling it. It says right in the article that new shipments are being halted on Wednesday. That would imply that whatever is left in the stores will just be sold off and not replaced.


Thus, the thread title sucks.

11/30/2010 3:13:29 PM

Quote :

"151-proof Everclear"

Is just as dangerous as 190 proof and also has no redeeming "social value," whatever the fuck that is.

11/30/2010 3:17:31 PM

^^Thank you for your valuable insight

11/30/2010 3:18:06 PM

Quote :

"no redeeming social value"

What a crock of shit.

11/30/2010 3:23:30 PM

First four loko now diesel and everclear. What's next beer? Dumb motherfuckers are gonna get alcohol poisoning on something else. my question is which one of the commissioners daughter's got blackout drunk and did some stupid shit.

11/30/2010 3:29:34 PM

THIS IS WHAT YOU MOTHER FUCKERS GET FOR MAKING FUN OF LIBERTARIANS!!




This fucking country is going the wrong way.


What the goddamn fuck?

I PRIDE myself to live in a state that allows 190 proof liquor.


This shit is fucking stupid as fuck.

And you know what the problem is?


YOU FUCKING COMPLACENT MOTHER-FUCKERS THAT JUST ROLL OVER AND SUBMIT TO AUTHORITY,

SAYING, "Oh, well it's inevitable, I guess. I'll just buy a few while I still can. No need to actually.....
TRY AND STOP THIS MADNESS!!!!"


If you fucking pussies won't fucking write a fucking protest letter to try to stop this bullshit, then fuck you.....
....you deserve the HELL that our country is becoming.

Quote :

"Mecklenburg board chief executive Paul Stroup calls the product dangerous, with no redeeming social value."

Quote :

"Mecklenburg board chief executive Paul Stroup calls the product dangerous, with no redeeming social value."

Quote :

"Mecklenburg board chief executive Paul Stroup calls the product dangerous, with no redeeming social value."

Tell this little shit stain what you think of him.
Paul A. Stroup, III Chief Executive Officer
Mecklenburg County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Directors
paul.stroup@meckabc.com

(pretty sure this is him:
3928 Silver Bell Dr.,
Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
(704) 364-8736)

11/30/2010 4:07:15 PM

pj is going to be just kool aid now

11/30/2010 4:09:19 PM

this saving us from ourselves shit has gotten out of hand

11/30/2010 4:09:47 PM

thought you libbies wanted more government in your lives

11/30/2010 4:10:44 PM

^
I know you didn't just confuse libertarians with liberals....

That is the ultimate trolling.

11/30/2010 4:12:06 PM

Yeah, let's tell him what we think!

Sure there's a ton of shit fucked up about our state that needs to be addressed, but goddamn it's the alcohol that should motivate us to really get in his face!

Yeah!!!

[Edited on November 30, 2010 at 4:13 PM. Reason : f]

11/30/2010 4:12:34 PM

lets get these fuckin illegals out of here first and foremost

11/30/2010 4:13:43 PM

^
I know you didn't just confuse libertarians with republicans....

That is the penultimate trolling.

11/30/2010 4:14:50 PM

you're dealing with craw, son

this guy's a spinning mirror fortress of trolling

11/30/2010 4:16:57 PM

^
lol

Quote :

"Paul Stroup calls the product dangerous, with no redeeming social value"

Shit man, I've even used a Martha Stewart recipe* for jello shots that called for Everclear.

I guess she's a bad influence --- she did go to jail and all...



*

Quote :

"2 cups Everclear, 190 proof 3 packages Green Jell-O with sugar (not sugar-free) 3 cups boiling Water"

11/30/2010 4:32:07 PM

Quote :

"lets get these fuckin illegals out of here first and foremost "

11/30/2010 4:37:19 PM

North Carolina is quickly becoming prudes

11/30/2010 4:38:59 PM

Quote :

"this guy's a spinning mirror fortress of trolling"

lolololol


and ftw:

Quote :

"If you fucking pussies won't fucking write a fucking protest letter to try to stop this bullshit, then fuck you..... ....you deserve the HELL that our country is becoming."

[Edited on November 30, 2010 at 4:49 PM. Reason : -->

11/30/2010 4:45:38 PM

I sent him an email a while ago. I will post the reply.

11/30/2010 4:48:32 PM

somebody post a generic email that i can copy and send to him. i don't really give a shit, since i never buy everclear, but i still think it's pretty damn stupid that they think they need to take it away.

11/30/2010 4:55:03 PM

email sent

11/30/2010 5:03:21 PM

They made the change to:

"keep an eye on the public health, and to be protective."

(their words)






THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN TEE-TOTALING RIGHT-WINGERS REACH ACROSS THE AISLE
TO THE NANNY-STATE LEFT-WINGERS, TO BRING US BIPARTISAN CHANGE.

CHANGE WE CAN ALL BELIEVE IN.

I MEAN, WHEN THE LEFT AND RIGHT AGREE ON BANNING 190 PROOF, GOVERNMENT HAS SPOKEN. RIGHT?

11/30/2010 5:11:17 PM

^Is that a sexual innuendo there at the end?

11/30/2010 5:13:26 PM

I sent him a link to this thread.

11/30/2010 5:14:06 PM

what does this have to do with obama?

11/30/2010 5:14:16 PM

Nothing. But it's definitely Osama's fault.

11/30/2010 5:16:53 PM

^^
Democrats are the ones doing the fat tax, sugar tax, etc.

They want to protect you from yourself.


They made the change to:

"keep an eye on the public health, and to be protective."

(their words)


Look at those words: "keep an eye on the public health, and to be protective."
That is liberal anti-liberty nanny-state bullshit.

And of course, the right has always opposed liquor because God said it was bad, or something...

Hence, we have: Bipartisanship. (I mean, how could an issue with bipartisan support possibly be wrong? )

11/30/2010 5:17:24 PM

^

you got it



**fist pump**

[Edited on November 30, 2010 at 5:18 PM. Reason : **]

11/30/2010 5:17:57 PM

Quote :

"somebody post a generic email that i can copy and send to him. i don't really give a shit, since i never buy everclear, but i still think it's pretty damn stupid that they think they need to take it away."

Quote :

"Dear Mr. Stroup, I recently read a news article reporting that the state of North Carolina will no longer sell 95% grain alcohol at its ABC stores. The article claims you called the product "dangerous, with no redeeming social value." My questions to you are: Which alcohol products aren't dangerous when abused and which products have a redeeming social value? Please reply at your earliest convince. Thank you for your time."

11/30/2010 5:18:13 PM

Quote :

"what does this have to do with obama?"

nothing. he doesn't give a damn about liquor sales in NC.

but it has a lot to do with local politics. pick on the right people.

Quote :

"Mecklenburg board chief executive Paul Stroup calls the product dangerous, with no redeeming social value"

V I quoted it b/c you quoted it... making reference to the local scale

[Edited on November 30, 2010 at 5:27 PM. Reason : ]

11/30/2010 5:19:07 PM

Quote :

"but it has a lot to do with local lawmakers. pick on the right people"

Gee, I wonder if any local lawmakers only got elected because of democratic straight party ticket voting in 2008?....

(no, not Obama's fault, but he's the leader of the blue "change" party, therefore, he gets the hate.)


^
I know it's in Charlotte. You're quoting me...
(or at least making the same quote I did... 4 times, no less...)

[Edited on November 30, 2010 at 5:24 PM. Reason : ]

11/30/2010 5:22:50 PM

actually, its 190% alcohol

11/30/2010 5:24:59 PM

why did indy try to diss me when he agrees with my stance

11/30/2010 5:28:34 PM

email sent. thanks.

[Edited on November 30, 2010 at 5:29 PM. Reason : asd]

11/30/2010 5:29:18 PM

^^
I never dissed you, bra.

You were trolling, and I was all, "NO YOU DIDN'T!"....


The stance we agree on is contrary to both "more government in your lives" and "get these fuckin illegals out of here"....

11/30/2010 5:30:49 PM

well, more bullshit from the ABC.

11/30/2010 5:54:46 PM

iop1

11/30/2010 6:02:25 PM

email sent

11/30/2010 6:07:29 PM

I'm not quite sure how 151 proof grain alcohol is any better than 190 proof grain alcohol. Fuck, it's probably worse, as occasionally you'll find some dumbass who'll take shots of 151 rum. It's pretty damned rare to see someone shoot 190 Everclear/Diesel, and if they do, it's usually just one shot on a dare or something.

If you're spiking the punch, there's no damn difference between 151 and 190. You just use a little more 151.

[Edited on November 30, 2010 at 6:09 PM. Reason : plus, i'm a fucking grown man and can decide how much booze i want to drink.]

11/30/2010 6:09:16 PM

Quote :

"occasionally you'll find some dumbass who'll take shots of 151 rum"

My younger brother in late in his high school career

11/30/2010 6:12:31 PM

seriously. i'm tired of the state regulating what i can and cannot abuse.

this weekend i'm gong to pour 190 everclear INTO a four loko and shotgun it. YA HEARD???!?!?!!!

[Edited on November 30, 2010 at 6:14 PM. Reason : .]

11/30/2010 6:13:29 PM

my freshman year at state i had quite the alcohol tolerance (for the record i am not necessarily proud of this by any means).

one night in particular, i remember we ran out of captain morgan (2 fifths between 3 girls) and proceeded to take 2 shots of everclear a piece.

man we were stupid

[Edited on November 30, 2010 at 6:15 PM. Reason : ^HELL YES]

11/30/2010 6:14:57 PM